![]() ![]() However Testing MOBI output on iPad/iPhone displays. AZK files are NOT generated by Kindlegen (hence not from Pressbooks) when you create a MOBI file. ![]() AZK file is generated by Amazon, at some point between when you upload your ebook files to Kindle, and when the user buys and downloads the book from the Kindle store. AZK file on the iPhone/iPad looks more or less like the KF8 file in Kindle Fire, which is more or less what the EPUB looks like in iBooks. When a user buys a Kindle book from Amazon, on an iOS device (iPhone, iPad), Kindle actually delivers a third format.MOBI7 is a a VERY limited format (for instance, no background shading, very limited support for styling, and no support for CSS )īecause of the constraints of MOBI7 styling, in Pressbooks, we swap out all the nice styling from our EPUB/KF8 formats for a generic “try your best not to look like total crap” output, which is all you can hope for on old e-ink Kindles.MOBI7 format is used in OLD Kindle e-ink devices.NOTE: the KF8 file is NOT used in iOS devices (iPhone, iPad), however see below.the KF8 file is really an EPUB with a couple of modifications and uses the same styling technology, CSS.KF8 file format is used in: Kindle Fire, Kindle Android apps, and Kindle’s “modern” e-ink devices: Paperwhite et.This actually creates 2 files, a KF8 file and a MOBI7 file, bundled together as one MOBI file. Pressbooks uses Amazon’s Kindlegen software to create the MOBI export (which converts from the EPUB file generated by Pressbooks). Here is why (short answer: blame Amazon!). But the files that people actually buy from Kindle on iOS devices will look fine. This is also true of what you see in “Kindle Look Inside” in the Kindle store. If you test your Pressbooks output of Kindle files on your iPad/iPhone, it will look not look very nice. You should also read our chapter: Testing your Ebook Oh, it will also look bad in Amazon’s “Look Inside” web interface for the same reasons. This chapter will explain why your Pressbooks MOBI file doesn’t look nice when you load it onto your iPhone or iPad, and why you shouldn’t worry about it. ![]()
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